Radiant vs. Forced Air/Gas Heat.

Is there a ball park guesstimate for cost comparison?
Spec. is 3,000 to 3500 sq.ft. basement/main/ second floor.
Any help is appreciated. Phil.
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I have radiant in half my house, an addition. DIY installation with pro design came out to about $4,000 CND excluding the heat source. I am using a woodstove with a waterjacket as a heat scource with back up electrical.
I still put in ducts for central AC. Duct work was again about $4,000 CND.
the system is only a few months old so no long term comparisons.
This may be to much of a mish mash to be of help to you.
"still put in ducts for central AC..."
You're in Canada, right?
I'm in northern MN, USA and wouldn't spend $400 for AC much less $4000.
Maybe I just sweat less :-)
Do you remember how much the pex cost you per foot. Our big box stores don't carry it yet, but I bet they will within a year or two.
BTW, I love our neighbors to the north. Good people. Nice place to visit - in the summer.
Edited 1/26/2004 5:11:13 PM ET by NannyGee
I'll look up the cost of the pex. Thank you for the kind words. I took a small boat down the east coast of the US once and was amazed at how friendly everyone was. "Here take the car to go shopping", or "we are out for the evening, the house is unlocked why don't you come in and take a shower and watch the game on TV." People were like that from southern new Jersey to mid Florida. Now that was in the 80's but I'd like to think that basically people have not changed. Probably more wary, but the same at heart.
Depending on where you are in Minnesota, you are probably north of me.
When I bought my house it had central AC. We use it about 14 days a year, but there was considerable unrest in the ranks when I suggested that we did not need it in the addition.An ex-boat builder treading water!